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Dave Smith Dharma

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For nearly 30 years, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. He was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, is a certified teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) which is combines contemporary emotion based scientific research with contemplative practices and psychology drawn from Buddhism and has studied Buddhist psychology at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS).

Dave teaches residential meditation retreats, weekly live dharma classes, online courses, and workshops. He has developed educational tools and resources, including mindfulness and emotional skills trainings, in both secular and Buddhist contexts. Dave also works with students 1:1 through his dharma mentoring program.

In 2016 he founded the Secular Dharma Foundation to foster the advancement of emotional and psychological well-being through the education and integration of mindfulness, psychology, and various therapeutic modalities. Dave has brought dharma and meditative interventions into a variety of settings including jails, prisons, youth detention centers and addiction treatment facilities. Dave lives in rural Colorado with his wife and two sons.

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Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
42 minutes
Episodes
369
Years Active
2012 - 2025
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Buddhist modernism & truth: talk

Buddhist modernism & truth: talk

Two talks edited together that outline the location of dharma in American and potential side-effects. 

00:31:31  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
states & traits: talk

states & traits: talk

These 2 talks, edited together explore the importance of distinguishing traits and states. 

00:27:06  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
Turning point: talk

Turning point: talk

This two talks are spliced together. I explore the idea of a "turning point" in our life and in our practice. 

00:32:56  |   Thu 29 Feb 2024
20 years sober (6-12-2003): talk from summer 2023

20 years sober (6-12-2003): talk from summer 2023

Random and scattered reflections on 20 years of sobriety. Thanks!

00:23:50  |   Wed 17 Jan 2024
8 fold path: TALK

8 fold path: TALK

This is a LONG talk. 8 separate talks spliced together from my weekly mentoring program. It offers academic perspectives on the 8 fold path and its cultivated, along with secular and contemporary poi…

02:34:05  |   Wed 17 Jan 2024
Grateful-Sorrow: Talk

Grateful-Sorrow: Talk

Reflections on view related to joy/sorrow & gratitude/compasssion. 

00:31:07  |   Wed 17 Jan 2024
Metta: talk

Metta: talk

Overview of metta practice. This was given at the 2023 NYE retreat at Big Bear. Dave and Cheryl. 

00:25:29  |   Sun 07 Jan 2024
2024 Teacher Checkin': talk

2024 Teacher Checkin': talk

These 2 talks are edited together, they are very similar. Given for my weekly Dharma/Live Online class and also for students in the mentoring program. This transparent talk offers specific reflection…

00:46:22  |   Sun 07 Jan 2024
The faith to let go: Talk

The faith to let go: Talk

This talk was given at the NYE Big Bear Retreat. It explores the relationship with faith and renunciation.
00:56:45  |   Sun 07 Jan 2024
Death: talk

Death: talk

Day Before Halloween. Enjoy. 

00:29:26  |   Mon 11 Dec 2023
1st Foundation of Mindfulness: talk

1st Foundation of Mindfulness: talk

This is my 300th episode!  I can't believe it. I started uploading dharma talks back in 2012. Thanks for listening. This talk is HUGE. Seven talks spliced together from my dharma/live online course. …

03:50:13  |   Mon 11 Dec 2023
Talk: Feeling

Talk: Feeling

This talk was given for the Dharma Live/Online weekly class. Feel free to join the practice community. HERE

00:33:02  |   Wed 08 Nov 2023
Contentment, purpose, meaning: talk

Contentment, purpose, meaning: talk

Talk 4, Montana retreat. 

 

01:04:00  |   Fri 03 Nov 2023
Universal Empathy: talk

Universal Empathy: talk

Talk 3, Montana retreat. 

01:01:25  |   Fri 03 Nov 2023
Metta Vipassana: guided

Metta Vipassana: guided

Day one, morning session/guided of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/
00:19:05  |   Wed 01 Nov 2023
Courage: talk

Courage: talk

Second night talk, Montana metta vipassana retreat. 

01:05:02  |   Wed 01 Nov 2023
Metta Vipassana: Intro to practice

Metta Vipassana: Intro to practice

Day one, morning session of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. https://bozemandharmacenter.org/

 

00:22:25  |   Tue 31 Oct 2023
The paradox of suffering: talk

The paradox of suffering: talk

First night talk of the metta vipassana retreat in Montana. 

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01:02:29  |   Tue 31 Oct 2023
Talk: Genuine happiness

Talk: Genuine happiness

Talk number 3, form Vallecitos retreat, October 1-8. 

00:48:28  |   Fri 13 Oct 2023
Talk: The sacred mystery of awareness

Talk: The sacred mystery of awareness

Talk 2 from Vallecitos retreat, October 1-8. 

00:49:19  |   Thu 12 Oct 2023
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